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Mark Morris Dance Group, 7/10/19
Stephanie, Christian, and I saw the Mark Morris Dance Group at Mostly Mozart on 7/10/19. There were three pieces on the program. The...
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Jul 15, 20191 min read
CDA: Robert Orth
My friend Scott broke the news to me about death of Robert Orth, a wonderful American baritone who we saw as Nixon in *Nixon in China* in...
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Jul 12, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Dance This Mess Around"
Everybody goes to parties, they dance this mess around! Another fantastic song from The B-52s's debut album. Here's the original album...
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Jul 11, 20191 min read
CDA: Valentina Cortese
I only know Valentina Cortese from one movie, but she was so extraordinary in that movie, she deserves a blown kiss from me. She played...
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Jul 10, 20191 min read
CDA: Rip Torn
Thanks to Richard for telling me about the passing of Rip Torn, what a wonderful actor. I was a big fan of *The Larry Sanders Show* back...
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Jul 10, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 7/10/19
Continuing our Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald tribute, here they are doing "Summertime:"
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Jul 9, 20191 min read
*Ink,* 7/3/19
Renée, Richard, and I saw *Ink* on 7/3/19. It’s a new play by James Graham about Rupert Murdoch buying The Sun and turning it around,...
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Jul 8, 20193 min read
*The Secret Life of Bees,* 7/2/19
I saw *The Secret Life of Bees* at Atlantic Theater Company on 7/2/19. It’s a new musical based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd, with music...
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Jul 7, 20192 min read
*Fiddler on the Roof,* 7/5/19
Richard and I saw *Fiddler on the Roof* off Broadway on 7/5/19. There have been two major revivals of *Fiddler* in New York in the...
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Jul 7, 20191 min read
CDA: João Gilberto
João Gilberto was one of the brightest stars of bossa nova. His album *Getz / Gilberto* with Stan Getz is essential! Here he is...
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Jul 5, 20191 min read
CDA: Arte Johnson
Three wonderful clips for the one and only Arte Johnson! First off, two bits from his most beloved characters on *Laugh-In:* And would...
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Jul 5, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Planet Claire"
Can we all agree that The B-52's are one of the greatest bands ever? If not "greatest," maybe the grooviest? Their first album, the...
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Jul 3, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 7/3/19
I had such a good time with the song pairs in May, I'm sort of continuing that theme this month, but with one important change: each week...
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Jul 2, 20193 min read
*Stonewall,* 6/28/19
Scott and I saw *Stonewall* at the New York City Opera on 6/28/19. It’s a new opera with music by Iain Bell and a libretto by Mark...
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Jul 1, 20195 min read
*The Origin of Love,* 6/27/19
Scott and I went to *The Origin of Love* at Town Hall on 6/27/19. It was a concert of songs from *Hedwig and the Angry Inch,* a rock...
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Jun 28, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: Stonewall 50th anniversary
Today is the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, aka the Stonewall uprising or the Stonewall rebellion. I found this amusing and...
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Jun 27, 20192 min read
*Espæce,* 6/20/19
I saw *Espæce* at BAM on 6/20/19. It’s a work of what’s known as physical theater, created by Aurélien Bory for Compagnie 111, with music...
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Jun 26, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 6/26/19
Ah, the last week of our flower tribute! Thanks again to Shawn and Everett for helping with these. Diva: Chrysanthemum Mensch: Aster
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Jun 25, 20197 min read
Gavin Creel concert, 6/17/19
I went to a concert by Gavin Creel at the 92 Street Y on 6/17/19. I've been a fan of Creel's since 2002, when I saw him in his Broadway...
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Jun 24, 20193 min read
*Manon* at ABT, 6/22/19
Nicola and I saw *Manon* performed by the American Ballet Theatre on 6/22/19. Neither of us is a big ballet fanatic (though I’m becoming...
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Fabulous Friday: Suzanne Charny
Last week I sent out the big dance sequence from the movie of Sweet Charity. The lead female dancer was Suzanne Charny. She was damn...
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*Ainadamar,* Nov 6, 2024
Karen, Stephanie, and I saw *Ainadamar* at the Met on Nov 6, 2024. It's an opera by composer Osvaldo Golijov and librettist David Henry...
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